International Seminar

Archive 2019

Report

The SAAJ International Seminar has been organized by SAAJ annually since 2010 focusing on the most critical issues related to investment management. The 10th Seminar was held in Tokyo on April 16, 2019, with the main theme of “New Business in Asset Management under Digitalization”, participated by 176 CEOs and investment professionals.Mr. Hideki Ito, Deputy Director-General Supervisory Bureau, Financial Services Agency (FSA), Government of Japan, Mr. Nick Trueman, Head of Asia Pacific for the Global Investment Management Services, T. Rowe Price, from the U.S., and other top leaders in the asset management industry from Japan gave many significant insights into issues, challenges, and opportunities toward a new phase of the industry under digitalization. Mr. Toshihide Endo, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan also participated in and gave an opening remark in the reception.

Since its founding in 1937, T. Rowe Price has pursued durable active management from a long-term perspective and has earned the trust by delivering excellent performances to customers. These efforts and scope of evolution are not limited to enhancing investment organizational aspects such as research capabilities or investment resources, but also to the principle for investing in capital markets, enterprise strength and stability, corporate culture of collaboration and talent development and retention. This presentation will introduce the T. Rowe Price's case for such efforts and evolution.

15:15-15:25

Refreshments

15:25-16:15

Session3
The Future Role of Investment Trusts
-Fostering the Investment Culture
Hideto Fujino, CMA
President and CEO / CIO
Rheos Capital Works Inc.

Hideto Fujino, investor and founder of an independent asset management company, will talk about the role of investment trusts with the following topics: the challenges to Japan's asset management industry and how to spread the investment culture.

16:15-16:25

Refreshments

16:25-18:00

Session4 Panel Discussion
New Business in Asset Management under Digitalization